Underwater Georgia Mortgage Assistance
Owe More On Your Mortgage Than Your Home Is Worth?!
A new, limited-time, federally funded initiative Underwater Georgia Mortgage Assistance may be able to help.
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Underwater Georgia is a new federally funded state program for Georgia homeowners who owe more money on their mortgage than their home is worth.
For eligible applicants, the mortgage assistance program may be able to provide a one-time payment of up to $50,000 to the mortgage lender to reduce the principal balance on the home.
To qualify, a homeowner must file a pre-application by October 18, 2016.
For more information, call 1-877-519-4443 24 hours per day, seven days a week from September 28 to October 18 or email underwatergeorgia@dca.ga.gov or visit underwatergeorgia.org .
How To Qualify For Underwater Georgia Mortgage Assistance
*The property must be your primary residence (and only home) and purchased prior to January 1, 2012.
*The total amount owed on all mortgages on the home must be $250,000 or less and mortgage payments have to be less than 90 days past due.
*Total gross household income must not exceed 140 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI).
*The property must have a total loan to value (LTV) ratio of at least 110 percent.
*You cannot have received mortgage assistance previously through HomeSafe Georgia.
How To Apply For Underwater Georgia Mortgage Assistance Program
*Visit underwatergeorgia.org. There, you can review full program requirements and complete a prequalification quiz, which will help you determine whether you are likely to qualify.
*Submit a pre-application by October 18, which asks for your contact information and details including when you purchased your home, its value and mortgage balance and more.
*A random selection process via a third party will be conducted among pre-applications
submitted.
Representatives from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs will contact homeowners selected and work with them directly to complete a full application for the Underwater Georgia Mortgage Assistance Program, which also includes submitting supporting documentation.
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Hi, I have a question regarding this wonderful program.
Hi Gloria,
What’s your question?
What method do I use to request a payoff. Is there a specific form.
Do I call in? If yes please provide the number.
Thank you
Hi Linda,
Thanks for the inquiry. I think this program closed in 2020, but you should check to make sure. It didn’t PAYOFF your mortgage. It helped by paying two (2) years of mortgage payments. The HARP program may still be available, but I’m not sure. I don’t provide local phone numbers. Stay tuned to Rural Money because I keep my ears to the ground for helpful resources that are basically best-kept secrets.
You’re welcome